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An attempt to build a breakwater around the harbor by sinking large wooden conical caissons to be floated from land, sunk, and filled with rocks. The history and engineering description is below the map. Vignette: Construction of wooden caisson. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, toises. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned coat of arms; Letters. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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See 093:781M for a later copy. Cartouche: Framed w. coat of arms.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: 780.
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Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 763.
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Contains Royal coat-of-arms. Kashnor dates as ca. 1680. MS note: 372. Royal coat-of-arms.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: Two text pages on description of Carolina and Florida obscured by pasted over backing..
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Kashnor notes, "A scarce map." Prime meridian: London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: possible lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 808.
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Kashnor notes, "The second issue, noting that D';Estaing attacked Port Royal in 1779." Prime meridian: Ferro, London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 402.
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